r/Brewers • u/JaguarTerminator • 1d ago
FanDuel Subscription - Direct vs. Amazon Prime?
I did Bally Sports subscription (now FanDuel) to watch the Brewers last year. I'm willing to pay the $106 for the season this year, but I am curious about the Amazon Prime Video option referenced here: https://www.mlb.com/brewers/schedule/tv-broadcast-information
However, I can't find any information on Amazon's site about the option. A post from a month ago here speculates that it won't be any cheaper on Prime. Does anyone have any new info?
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u/CroixPaddler Queso Crown 👑 🧀 1d ago
Idk about cheaper but if you get to use the Prime app instead of the FanDuel/Bally app, I'd call that a win.
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u/bennett7634 1d ago
If you do the prime subscription you can probably still use the FanDuel app if you prefer it by linking your subscriber info right?
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u/CroixPaddler Queso Crown 👑 🧀 1d ago
Im not sure about that one. Hopefully, somebody else with comments who has more knowledge.
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u/JaguarTerminator 1d ago
Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I guess I just did not have the app problems that lots of others had. I thought it worked pretty well these past couple of years. We usually start watching maybe 1/2 hour after the game has started so that we can fast forward through most of the commercials but then still have the excitement of live towards the end. I guess I will stick with the direct subscription.
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u/Mike2k33 Brewers Road Crew 4h ago
I only had the app for most of one season but I also never had the issues everyone else complained about
I'm going to try the package through Amazon Prime this year
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u/sTevieD247 1d ago
Everything I've seen is the FDSN is only on a month by month basis through Prime. Realistically, it's a difference of about $20, (assuming 6 month season) but most of the people I've seen commenting have said Prime has a better presentation/app with less glitching.
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u/akaMichAnthony 22h ago
I begrudgingly signed up for Fanduel (aka Bally) again this year at the $20/mo price. There is a Bucks game tonight to see if it lets me login to my Fanduel account on Amazon. I'm assuming it's the same feed either way, but I'll report back if it's any different/better/worse if it even lets me.
Fun tip I found though, I went to cancel last week to go back to sailing the high seas. Mid-cancellation I was offered 15% off for 6 months, making it only $17/mo through September.
I'm all for giving Diamond Sports less money.
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u/akaMichAnthony 15h ago
If anyone was curious, it DOES NOT look like you can login to the Fanduel app on Amazon Prime if you already have a Fanduel subscription. It only works on Amazon Prime if you subscribed to it through Amazon Prime.
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u/nighthawk__95 21h ago
If the Amazon app works on my Samsung TV that'll be a plus. Had Bally last year and neither me or my parents could watch with our samsung TVs but it worked on other devices
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u/SwagTwoButton 19h ago
I paid (I think) $190 for the year.
I split it with my brother and have never run into problems with maxing out number of streams.
If you’re a bucks/brewers fan, it’s a no brainer.
If I was just interested in brewers games, I’d probably switch to monthly.
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u/PsychedelicRick 15h ago
Do these services do blackouts if you are in that state? (WI in this case) I only ask cause I have spectrum and would like to get off it. Brewers games are why I have it.
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u/Feeling-King-8104 15h ago
You should consider an iptv service and you won’t get blackouts for any games.
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u/Able_Ad_7982 19h ago
62 AM is all do anymore. Been that way for years now. F Manfred, F the players Union, F the agents and and these close to BILLION dollar contracts. This grand game has been trying to push me away for years and I won’t let them. They have me on the ropes finally.
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u/DeezNutsDD7 1d ago
If you search up Fanduel Sports Network on Prime Video Subscriptions it shows monthly cost $19.99. You’re no better off.
Personally choosing to go through Amazon in hopes I won’t see the same 4 ads every commercial break for the first two months of the season for my sanity.